Bottle-carrier.



No. 689,694. Patented Dec. 24, |90I.

W. D. SNOW &. H. MQPALMER.

vBOTTLE lGARRIER.

(Application mea .my 12, 1901 (No Model.)

4 Anlwfys UNITED STATES -PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIS DANIEL SNOW AND HARRY MEREDITH PALMER, OF BLOOMINGTON, i

ILLINOIS.

BOTTLE-CARRIER.-

`SPECIIEIGATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,694, datedDecember 24, 1901.

Application filed July l2, 1901. Serial No. 68,017. (No model.)

T all whom t may concerm Be it known that we,W1LLIs DANIEL SNOW andHARRY MEREDITH PALMER, citizens of the United States, and residents ofBloomington,

in the county of McLean and State of Illinois, have invented a new andImproved Bottle-Carrier, of which the following is a full, clear, andexact description.

This invention providesanovel device for assembling a number of jars orbottles so that they may be carried in pendent condition with openmouths for immersion into a tank holding liquid for filling the bottlesor jars, the invention being especially adapted for lling milk-jars inquantity at one operation.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination ofparts, as is hereinafter described,and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved bottie-carrier. Fig. 2 is a sideview of the same in the direction of the arrow .fr in Fig. l. Fig. 3 isan enlarged transverse sectional view substantially on the line 3 3 inFig. l, and Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the device as applied forservice.

The invention comprises the following details: An elongated rectangularframe is provided for the support of the vessels to be flled,said frameembodying a depending marginal flange 5 and two similar cap-plates 6 6,

which extend horizontally toward each other from opposite side membersof the depending flange 5, and at suitable intervals the inner edges ofthe cap-plates 6 are scalloped to produce openings a therein. A centerbar 7 is secured by its ends upon the end members of the flange 5, andupon the side edges of the center bar two similar clamping-plates 8 arehinged at one edge, which adapts the plates to receive folding movement,so as to extend toward the scalloped edges of the cap-plates 6 or beraised into parallel vertical planes, and in the free edges of theplates 8 notches a are formed opposite the scallops a.

Two yoke-pieces are provided to serve as i handles for the device in itscomplete form,

and, as shown, said yoke-pieces each consist of a metal rod bent at twopoints equally distant from its ends, forming two parallel legs 9,spaced apart by the cross-bar 9a. A pad 9b is formed on the lower end ofeach leg 9,

and these pads on each yoke-piece are seated and secured near an end ofthe frame upon the cap-plates 6 thereof, which disposes the yoke-piecestransversely and at a proper distance from each other, as shown in Figs.1-

projects laterally from the cross-bar 9a of the p yoke-piece whereon thecross-head is held to slide. Upon the portion of the handle-rod 10awhich extends above the guide-box c a cross-handle CZ or other handle isformed or affixed. Upon the handle-rod 10a, above the cross-head 10, theupper ends of the two links ll are loosely secured, these links having asimilar engagement at their lower ends with the free edges of theclamping-plates 8, and it will be seen that by manipulation of thehandle-rod 10a the clamping-plates-S may be raised into parallelvertical planes or be depressed so as to lie in the same horizontalplane with the cap-plates 6, and when so depressed each one of thenotches a in the free edges of the clamping-plates 8 will be ar rangedopposite a respective scallop at in the cap-plates 6.

The jars A, usually employed for holding milk or cream to serve asretail-trade packages of such products, ordinarily have an annular ribor rounded flange A projected outward from the edge of the neck, asshown in Fig. 4. The space between each scallop a at the center of itsconcave edge and an opposite notch a' is of such a degree as toI adaptthe plates 8 when folded down upon the necks of jars A that are enteredwithin the scallops a, to embrace said necks between the edges of thescallops a and notches a when the clamping-plates are lowered to ahorizontal position by manipulation of the handlerod 10a. As the jars Amay be quickly ar- IOO ranged on a level support for engagement by theimproved carrier device, it will be obvious that the jars A insufficient number to fill the openings in the frame of the device may begripped therein by manipulation-of the clamping-plates 8, and thecarrier, having the jars thus held without sealing, may be lifted by thecross-bars 9a and carried to a suitable tank or other receptacle whereinmilk is held, and by an immersion therein the jars are almost instantlyfilled with the milk. Upon lifting the jars A that have been iilled thecarrier device is transferred from the tank (not shown) to adraining-table. Then the clamping-plates 8 are raised, thus releasingthe filled jars A, ready for a like engagement with a double row ofsimilar jars that are empty.

The operation of filling jars with milk or bottles with any otherliquid, such as a medical preparation, can be very rapidly effected byuse of our improved bottle or jar carrier without injury to the jars orbottles or to the liquid contents.

Having fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent-- edges, clamping-plates held to rock towardand from the openings, said clamping-plates having notches opposite therespective openings in the cap-plates, and means for rocking theclamping-plates toward and from the openings.

3. A bottle or jar carrier, comprising an elongated plate-metal frame,consisting of a depending border-flange, and two cap-plates extendedinwardly from the sides of the border-ange, the free inner edges of eachof said cap-plates having a series of scalloped openings therein, acenter bar on the frame, two clamping-plates hinged on the center barand foldable toward the scalloped openings, said clamping-plates havingspaced notches disposed opposite therespective openings in thecap-plates, means for rocking the clampingplates, and means for handlingthe carrier devlce.

4. A bottle orjar carrier,comprisinga frame having openings in its top,rockable clamping-plates on the frame, having notches oppo site theopenings in the frame, looped handles secured on the top of the frame,and a slidable handle-rod connected by links with the rockableclamping-plates for their rocki ing adjustment.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIS DANIEL SNOW. HARRY MEREDITI-I PALMER. IVitnesses:

CORA L. SNOW. VERA M. SNOW.

